Hire Declining Tebow Jersey Sales

Unless Tebow pads his sales, they will decline.

It seems Denver QB Tim Tebow's falling out with the Broncos has caused his jersey sales to take a hit. Either that, or all of his fans reached their Tebow jersey quota.

Regardless, Timmy's sales went from third overall in the NFL in 2010 to eighth overall for the April 1 to July 31 period. To give a sense of how inversely proportional Tebow's sales are to his accomplishments, he was the only player among the top-25 jerseys in '10 who has never made the playoffs and/or a Pro Bowl.

Tebow is basically the NFL's answer to Sarah Palin (or Michele Bachmann): a hugely polarizing figure who appeals to a very specific audience and is viewed as a hero despite having marginal talent and limited accomplishments.

Why is he so popular? He has done some admirable things off the field, but if you agree with his beliefs, then isn't someone like former 49ers RB Glen Coffee a lot more impressive? Coffee walked away from the NFL at age 23 to become a minister, which incidentally may end up being Tebow's only option when he washes out in the NFL.

Fans are obviously welcome to buy whichever NFL jerseys they want, but it's likely Tebow is the least talented and accomplished player to sell this much merchandise. Good for him for winning some popularity contests, but until he wins some games (he's 1-2 as a NFL starter) his jersey should be nowhere near the top sellers.